Sale: Triton XII, Lot: 471. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Monday, 5 January 2009.  Sold For $425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Publius Calpurnius. 133 BC. AR Denarius (3.92 g, 1h). Rome mint. Head of Roma right, wearing winged helmet ornamented with gryphon’s head, visor in three pieces and peaked, earring in form of grape bunch, and pearl necklace, hair falling in three locks; mark of value behind / Venus driving galloping biga right, holding reins in right hand and whip in left, being crowned with wreath by Victory flying left above, star on flank of nearest horse; P • CALP below, ROMA in exergue. Crawford 247/1; Sydenham 468; Kestner 2240-1; BMCRR Rome 968-9; Calpurnia 2. Superb EF, toned, trivial flan flaws.